Slavery influenced the Southern Secession by, firstly, keeping slavery in the constitution. It was believed to be kept in the constitution for three reasons. First, The men at the Constitutional Convention never even thought of getting rid of slavery, Second the founding fathers racism was a barrier to antislavery and lastly the founding fathers were more worried about forming a new nation than ending slavery. Another reason is because congress passed law that banned the import of slaves which caused a major problem in the south because the demand for cotton increased so the demand for slaves increased and they were not able to access more. The last reason, the sectional debate. This was an argument over getting rid of slavery on any territory
